Fetichism in West Africa

CHAPTER IX

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THE FETICH--WITCHCRAFT--A BLACK ART--DEMONOLOGY 116

Distinction as to the Object aimed at in the White Art and in the Black Art.--Black Art actively Offensive.--The Black Art distinctively "Witchcraft."--Witchcraft Executions; claimed to be Judicial Acts.--Hoodoo Worship.--Christian Faith and Fetich Faith Compared.--Deception by Fetich Magicians.-- Clairvoyance.--Demoniacal Possession.